Sam Mertes

Positions: Leftfielder and Second Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: August 6, 1872 in San Francisco, CA us

Died: March 11, 1945 in Villa Grande, CA

Buried: Woodlawn Memorial Park, Colma, CA

Debut: June 30, 1896 (Age 23-329d, 1,948th in major league history)

Last Game: September 15, 1906 (Age 34-040d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1896 season

Full Name: Samuel Blair Mertes

Nicknames: Sandow

Pronunciation: \MUR-teez\

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1905 World Series

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.5

4405

1227

.279

695

RBI

721

396

OBP

.346

SLG

.398

OPS

.744

OPS+

113

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1905 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 14	NYG		BSN	W,10-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 15	NYG		BSN	W,15-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
3	3	Apr 19	NYG		PHI	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
4	4	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
5	5	Apr 22	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
6	6	Apr 24	NYG	@	PHI	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYG	@	PHI	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
8	8	Apr 26	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	0	8.2	1	0	0	1	0
9	9	Apr 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
10	10	Apr 28	NYG	@	BRO	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	5	0	0	5	0
11	11	Apr 30	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
12	12	May 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
13	13	May 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-6	CG	0	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
14	14	May 3	NYG	@	BSN	W,16-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
15	15	May 4	NYG	@	BSN	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
16	16	May 5	NYG		BSN	W,5-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
17	17	May 6	NYG		BSN	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
18	18	May 8	NYG		BSN	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
19	19	May 9	NYG		STL	L,7-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
20	20	May 10	NYG		STL	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
21	21	May 11	NYG		STL	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 12	NYG		STL	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
23	23	May 13	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
24	24	May 15	NYG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 16	NYG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
26	26	May 17	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
27	27	May 18	NYG		PIT	L,2-7	CG	0	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
28	28	May 19	NYG		PIT	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
29	29	May 20	NYG		PIT	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
30	30	May 22	NYG		PIT	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	1	0	0	1	0
31	31	May 23	NYG		CIN	W,7-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
32	32	May 24	NYG		CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	10.0	0	0	1	1	0
33	33	May 25	NYG		CIN	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
34	34	May 26	NYG		BRO	W,6-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
35	35	May 27	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
36	36	May 29	NYG		BRO	W,8-5	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
37	37	May 30 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
38	38	May 30 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,3-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
39	39	May 31	NYG	@	BRO	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
40	40	Jun 1	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
41	41	Jun 2	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	0	13.0	1	0	0	1	0
42	42	Jun 3 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
43	43	Jun 3 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
44	44	Jun 5	NYG	@	BSN	W,11-2	GS	0		3	0	0	3	0
45	45	Jun 7	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
46	46	Jun 8	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
47	47	Jun 9	NYG	@	PIT	L,6-12	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
48	48	Jun 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
49	49	Jun 11	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
50	50	Jun 12	NYG	@	CHC	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	51	Jun 13	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	52	Jun 14	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
53	53	Jun 15	NYG	@	STL	L,4-5	CG	0	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
54	54	Jun 16	NYG	@	STL	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
55	55	Jun 17	NYG	@	STL	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
56	56	Jun 18	NYG	@	STL	L,2-8	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
57	57	Jun 19	NYG	@	CIN	L,7-17	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
58	58	Jun 20	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
59	59	Jun 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
60	60	Jun 22	NYG	@	CIN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
61	61	Jun 24	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	0	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
62	62	Jun 26	NYG		BSN	W,10-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
63	63	Jun 27	NYG		BSN	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
64	64	Jun 28	NYG	@	BRO	W,8-4	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	65	Jun 29	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
66	66	Jun 30	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-6	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
67	67	Jul 1	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-5	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	68	Jul 3	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	69	Jul 4 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-2	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
70	70	Jul 4 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
71	71	Jul 5	NYG	@	PHI	W,9-7	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
72	72	Jul 6	NYG		BRO	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
73	73	Jul 7	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
74	74	Jul 11	NYG		CHC	W,6-5	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
75	75	Jul 12	NYG		CHC	L,1-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
76	76	Jul 13	NYG		CHC	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
77	77	Jul 14	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
78	78	Jul 15	NYG		PIT	W,8-7	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
79	79	Jul 17	NYG		PIT	L,0-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
80	80	Jul 18	NYG		PIT	L,1-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
81	81	Jul 19	NYG		PIT	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
82	82	Jul 20 (1)	NYG		STL	W,7-4	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	83	Jul 20 (2)	NYG		STL	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
84	84	Jul 21	NYG		STL	W,14-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
85	85	Jul 22	NYG		STL	W,9-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
86	86	Jul 24	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
87	87	Jul 25	NYG		CIN	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
88	88	Jul 26	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
89	89	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	W,9-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
90	90	Jul 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
91	91	Jul 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
92	92	Jul 31	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
93	93	Aug 1	NYG	@	CIN	W,10-5	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
94	94	Aug 2	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
95	95	Aug 3	NYG	@	PIT	L,4-10	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
96	96	Aug 4	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-7	CG	0	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
97	97	Aug 5	NYG	@	PIT	L,5-5	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
98	98	Aug 7	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
99	99	Aug 8	NYG	@	CHC	W,4-3	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
100	100	Aug 9	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-7	CG	0	8.0	0	0	1	1	0
101	101	Aug 10	NYG	@	CHC	W,1-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
102	102	Aug 11	NYG	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
103	103	Aug 12	NYG	@	STL	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
104	104	Aug 13 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,10-1	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
105	105	Aug 13 (2)	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
106	106	Aug 17	NYG		CHC	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
107	107	Aug 18	NYG		CHC	W,5-4	CG	0	10.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	108	Aug 19	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
109	109	Aug 21	NYG		PIT	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
110	110	Aug 22	NYG		PIT	L,1-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
111	111	Aug 23	NYG		PIT	W,7-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
112	112	Aug 24 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,8-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
113	113	Aug 24 (2)	NYG		CIN	T,6-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
114	114	Aug 26 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,2-0	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
115	115	Aug 26 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,6-5	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	116	Aug 28	NYG		STL	W,8-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	117	Aug 29	NYG		STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
118	118	Aug 31	NYG		PHI	L,5-8	CG	0	9.0	3	1	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
119	119	Sep 1	NYG		PHI	W,4-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
120	120	Sep 4 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
121	121	Sep 4 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,11-6	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	122	Sep 7 (1)	NYG		BSN	L,0-1	CG	0	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
123	123	Sep 7 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,3-0	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
124	124	Sep 8	NYG		BSN	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
125	125	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,4-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	126	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-6	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
127	127	Sep 12 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,3-2	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
128	128	Sep 12 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
129	129	Sep 13	NYG	@	BRO	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	130	Sep 14	NYG	@	BRO	W,10-2	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	131	Sep 16 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,7-1	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	132	Sep 16 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-1	CG	0	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
133	133	Sep 19 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-3	CG	0	9.1	3	0	0	3	0
134	134	Sep 19 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-1	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
135	135	Sep 20 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	W,6-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
136	136	Sep 20 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-7	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
137	137	Sep 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,4-7	GS	0		1	0	0	1	0
138	138	Sep 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
139	139	Sep 24	NYG	@	CHC	L,5-10	CG	0	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
140	140	Sep 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,10-4	CG	0	9.0	4	1	2	7	0
141	141	Sep 26	NYG	@	PIT	W,9-5	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
142	142	Sep 27	NYG	@	PIT	W,5-3	CG	0	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
143	143	Sep 28	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
144	144	Sep 29 (1)	NYG	@	STL	W,6-5	CG	0	11.0	1	0	0	1	0
145	145	Sep 29 (2)	NYG	@	STL	W,5-1	CG	0	6.0	0	0	0	0	0
146	146	Sep 30	NYG	@	STL	W,9-2	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	147	Oct 1 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-4	GS	0		3	0	0	3	0
148	148	Oct 1 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,3-4	CG	0	4.0	2	0	0	2	0
149	154 (5)	Oct 7 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	0	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
150	155	Oct 7 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,1-6	CG	0	5.0	1	0	0	1	0
							151gm			230	10	10	250	3